4 census tracts · pop 16,481 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3.1–4.6
Wellington Heights is a 4-tract neighborhood of Cedar Rapids, IA, population 16,481. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.9/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs about half against 28.0% citywide, putting Wellington Heights 21.8% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Severe burden reaches 23%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.1 to 4.6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 2,466 across 4 observed tracts.
Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.5/10. The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 27.7% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $878, 9% below the Cedar Rapids average of $967. The most recent observed rate, 14.1% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 8 mapped neighborhoods of Cedar Rapids, it ranks #5 by risk, the middle third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Czech Village and Kenwood Park. Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.9 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
4 tracts · population-weighted
Wellington Heights vs Cedar RapidsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Wellington Heights
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,466Total filings (sum)
14.14%Avg annual filing rate
27.7%Peak year (2014)
16.72%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Wellington Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.8%Housing insecurity
9.7%Utility shutoff threat
17.8%Food insecurity
15.7%SNAP enrollment
7.7%No health insurance
30.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Wellington Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wellington Heights?
Wellington Heights scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier) across 4 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Wellington Heights compare to Cedar Rapids overall?
Wellington Heights scores 0.7 points higher than Cedar Rapids overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $878 vs $967.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wellington Heights?
Average gross rent in Wellington Heights is $878/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wellington Heights residents are renters?
46% of Wellington Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 31% in Cedar Rapids). The neighborhood has 16,481 residents.
Q5
Is Wellington Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Wellington Heights sits in the 63rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Wellington Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Wellington Heights is census tract 19113001300 (score 4.6/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.1 to 4.6, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Wellington Heights for landlords?
Wellington Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Cedar Rapids as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Wellington Heights?
Wellington Heights has 16,128 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.8%), Other / Multiracial (10.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
